Doughnut delight

Hanukkah is all about the oil, and how better to celebrate the miracle than with homemade doughnuts?

Hanukkah is all about the oil, and how better to celebrate the miracle than with homemade doughnuts?

In the Jewish tradition, yeast-raised, spiced jelly-filled doughnuts called sufganiyot are often served. They're more time-consuming to make than other doughnuts but not complicated. And the results -- oozing with raspberry jelly and topped with a thick layer of powdered sugar -- are well worth the effort.

Other doughnuts, too, can help mark the eight-day Festival of Lights. We created a recipe for pumpkin doughnuts with a sugary white glaze to toast the flavors of the season -- and, for the baking novice, also included a recipe for super-simple doughnuts made with store-bought pizza dough.